DesignLab Facilities

DEDICATED SPACES FOR CREATIVE, TRANSDISCIPLINARY WORK ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES!

Our spaces are designed to trigger innovative thinking, stimulate collaboration, have fun, embrace multiple perspectives and make futures tangible. See how our multi-purpose rooms are utilised for education, research, (business) projects, and the ever-so-necessary brain relaxation.

This is just a brief impression - we invite you to collaborate with us and experience the full potential of our spaces first-hand. Take a look at this page to discover the possibilities of collaborating, addressing societal challenges, and inviting new perspectives.

Get a Tour

To receive more information or get an impression of what DesignLab does, you can always stop by during our opening hours. Look for the DesignLab DreamTeamers (the awesome people in the green t-shirts). They are really excited to show people around, so if you would like a tour of the DesignLab (as a company or just because you are interested in what is happening here), please fill out the form here.

REQUEST A TOUR

Book one of our Rooms

To ensure a successful reservation, it’s important to keep in mind that it’s never just a matter of securing a spot. When you want to make a reservation at DesignLab you are seeking to cooperate, connect or co-create with us.

And before setting up that collaboration, we invite you to learn more about what we do and how we can collaborate. For instance, DesignLab has a unique Responsible Futuring approach in working. This fundamental research approach helps us create communities and a valuable way of co-shaping the futures we want to live in.

While we would love to take on every project simultaneously, DesignLab focuses on UT's impact domains.

Please note that creating this experience for you takes time from our end. As a result, we kindly request a minimum of 7 working days' notice from the date of your booking.

Request a space

Please note: INVITE, REFLECT, EMPATHISE, INTERACT, REFRAME, RELATE, FUTURINGLAB, ROBOLAB EN CO-DESIGNLAB are non-bookable rooms. You will find members of the DesignLab DreamTeam, Operational Team and Management Team in here :-).

Other Requests

Floor plan:

See where to find which space in DesignLab.

Upstairs:

IDEATE

The first ideas

The ideal brainstorm setting
Often used for: lectures, presentations, group work, bigger events
Explore and analyse the context and problem. Be inspired by lectures, scientific research and gather new insight to come up with new ideas.
Max capacity plenary: 200
Max capacity groups: 150

The first ideas

The ideal brainstorm setting
Often used for: lectures, presentations, group work, bigger events
Explore and analyse the context and problem. Be inspired by lectures, scientific research and gather new insight to come up with new ideas.
Max capacity plenary: 200
Max capacity groups: 150

Lounge

Meet, Relax & clear your mind

Much-needed brain relaxation after hard work :-)
Often used for: informal brainstoms, catching up, ping-pong!
Max capacity: 15

Meet, Relax & clear your mind

Much-needed brain relaxation after hard work :-)
Often used for: informal brainstoms, catching up, ping-pong!
Max capacity: 15

CONCEPTUALISE

Translate ideas into concepts

With mobile tv screens, whiteboard and flip-overs
Often used for: project group work, meet-ups, creating the first ideas for prototypes
Max capacity 55

Translate ideas into concepts

With mobile tv screens, whiteboard and flip-overs
Often used for: project group work, meet-ups, creating the first ideas for prototypes
Max capacity: 55

Prototype

Rapid prototyping and group work

Turn your concept into a prototype
Often used for: rapid prototyping and group work
Adjacent to workshops: easily switch between prototyping and group discussion
Max capacity: 12

Rapid prototyping and group work

Turn your concept into a prototype
Often used for: rapid prototyping and group work
Adjacent to workshops: easily switch between prototyping and group discussion
Max capacity: 12

mWorkshop

For all your woodwork

Too wood to be true!
Often used for: project work, prototyping
Max capacity: 10
Opening time: 9:00 - 17:00
Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)

For all your woodwork

The Equipment:
- CNC milling machine Isel ICP4030
- Table saw
- Radial arm saw
- Bandsaw
- Belt sander
- Hot wire foam cutter
- Scroll saw

eWorkshop

The Equipment:
- Lasercutter Trotec SP500 max size 1250 mm by 700 mm
- 3D printers: Ultimaker 2, 2E, 3, 5S, Formlabs Form 3L
- Sewing machines
- Adjustable power supply 42V 10A
- Oscilloscope Siglent SDS 1202CNL+
- Digital multimeter Fluke 8808A
- Signal generator Siglent SDG1025

tWorkshop

Offer sewing supplies, such as:
- fabrics, cutting tools, pinning tools, pattern-making tools
- two Pfaff home sewing machines that can be used by everyone
- Husqvarna Viking sewing machine that you can use after Sewing 1 workshop
- a heavy-duty Juki industrial sewing machine for which Sewing 1 & 2 are required
We offer support & Sewing 1 - 2 workshops on Thursdays and Fridays. You can sign up here.

INFORM

SPREAD THE WORD

Offering space for bigger groups, can be closed to be public offering a more intimate setting
Often used for: creative business sessions, lectures, workshops, meetings & conferences
Max capacity: 50

SPREAD THE WORD

Offering space for bigger groups, can be closed to be public offering a more intimate setting
Often used for: creative business sessions, lectures, workshops, meetings & conferences
Max capacity: 50

PLAYGROUND

Play with Impact

Often used for: research, experimenting with advanced technology and showcasing (DesignLab) projects
With motion tracking sensors
Open area

Play with Impact

Often used for: research, experimenting with advanced technology and showcasing (DesignLab) projects
With motion tracking sensors
Open area

Learn-X / Inspire

Collaborative educational spaces and technology

Often used for: experimenting with technology in education, large exhibitions of student prototypes, big group projects
Aims to support creative didactical concepts
Max. capacity Inspire: 65
Max. capacity Learn-X: 55

Collaborative educational spaces and technology

Often used for: experimenting with technology in education, large exhibitions of student prototypes, big group projects
Aims to support creative didactical concepts
Max. capacity Inspire: 65
Max. capacity Learn-X: 55

Downstairs:

dWorkshop

Let's get digital!

Often used for: photography, videography, audio recording, virtual reality and digital design
Equipment: camera gear, video lights, editing workstation, audio recording device, backdrops incl. green screen
Max capacity: 5
Opening time: 9:00 - 17:00
Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)

Let's get digital!

Often used for: photography, videography, audio recording, virtual reality and digital design
Equipment: camera gear, video lights, editing workstation, audio recording device, backdrops incl. green screen
Max capacity: 5
Before first use: Ask a DreamTeamer for a TeachTeam safety tour (at the desk or designlab@utwente.nl)

INVITE

Welcome to DesignLab, world

Primarily used for hosting external guests and high-profile intimate meetings
Available: conference table, chairs, beamer, and coffee corner
Max capacity: 12
Teams Rooms setup available

Welcome to DesignLab, world

Primarily used for hosting external guests and high-profile intimate meetings
Available: conference table, chairs, beamer, and coffee corner
Max capacity: 12
Teams Rooms setup available

CONNECT

Creative desk work

Many set-ups available due to innovative shape of the desks
Often used for: workshops, longer period of group desk work, project group meetings
Max capacity: 24
Teams Rooms setup available

Creative desk work

Many set-ups available due to innovative shape of the desks
Often used for: workshops, longer period of group desk work, project group meetings
Max capacity: 24
Teams Rooms setup available

PLAY

Gather round your ideas

Often used for: brief, creative team brainstorms
Make your mark: visualise your ideas on the writable glass plate in the table, or on the walls.
Give it a spin - the glass plate in the table can turn 360 degrees so you pass on the idea to a team member.
Max capacity: 12